Photo: The VergeApplications‘Pure insanity’: Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI’s latest dropThe VergeOct 9
Photo: Ars TechnicaApplicationsAI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winnerArs TechnicaOct 9
Photo: The VergeApplicationsNikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AIThe VergeOct 9
ApplicationsWe can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."TechCrunchOct 9
Photo: BetaKitApplicationsSenseHuman AI is building an AI-powered hardhat that watches your backBetaKitOct 9
Photo: MIT Technology ReviewApplicationsWe’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say noMIT Technology ReviewOct 9
ApplicationsPretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed websiteWith over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifle through the Theranos…TechCrunchOct 8
ApplicationsShe Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the HateJessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn’t anticipate just how angry they would get.WiredOct 8
From the labsPollo AI turns creative ideas into campaigns with OpenAIWith GPT-5.6, GPT-6 Astra, and GPT‑Image‑2.5, Pollo AI helps creators turn bold ideas into detailed images and cinematic video ads.OpenAIOct 8
From the labsLegalOn halves Codex costs while maintaining development speedLegalOn cut estimated daily Codex costs by 65% while maintaining development speed. It matched Astra, Sol, and Luna to tasks and managed budgets strategically.OpenAIOct 8
Photo: WiredApplicationsTristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’WiredOct 8
Photo: Ars TechnicaApplicationsMicrosoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changesArs TechnicaOct 7
From the labsDisrupting AI-enabled “false front” operationsOpenAI disrupted two AI-enabled influence operations that used false-front journalists and a think tank to spread geopolitical messaging.OpenAIOct 7
Photo: Ars TechnicaApplicationsFraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor SwiftArs TechnicaOct 7
Photo: Ars TechnicaApplicationsGoogle rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globallyArs TechnicaOct 7
From the labsWe’re launching a new, expanded version of our Cyber Verification Program, which makes advanced cyber capabilities and reduced blocking classifiers available to qualifying security professionals.AnthropicOct 6